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The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Standing Committees will offer comparison tests for the period of 2022 to 2023 as listed below.

The deadline for all applications is August 15, 2022.
Please note that submission of applications after the deadline will not be possible.

In order to participate in comparison tests, laboratories need to be paid Institutional members of ISAG and must maintain that membership for both years of the comparison test process (2022 AND 2023).

You will need to enter your Institutional member login and password in order to access the application forms. Individual ISAG members will not have access to the application forms.

For these tests, ISAG will organize the shipping of samples using FedEx as the courier. A standard charge of USD 85.00 (or EUR 80.00) will be invoiced for each test to cover the costs of processing and shipping samples. After the application deadline, you will receive a combined invoice for the total cost of all tests your laboratory has requested to participate in. Different tests for the same species will incur only one processing and shipping charge.

Payment of the processing and shipping costs must be received by ISAG before your participation in the test will be accepted or samples shipped.

The deadline to request a second shipment of samples will be January 5, 2023. Laboratories requesting additional samples will be assessed a USD 170.00 (or EUR 160.00) processing fee per set of additional samples. Shipment of these samples will be completed no later than January 29, 2023.

For technical problems related to the application forms, please contact the ISAG administrative office at ISAG@assochq.org.

For any technical questions on the tests, please contact the respective committee chair.

For other questions related to these tests, you may contact the chair of the respective committees or the ISAG secretary at ISAGsecretary@assochq.org.

Committees and duty laboratories

Animal Forensic Genetics Committee

Committee chair: Guillermo Giovambattista

The 2022-2023 International Animal Forensic Genetics Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
Orivet
St. Kilda, Australia

Applied Genetics of Companion Animals Committee

Committee chair: Peter Dovc
Committee co-chair: Jinsheng Qiu

The 2022-2023 International Cat (Felis catus) STR and SNP DNA Typing Comparison Tests Application
You will have the option to choose STR only, SNP only or both STR and SNP tests on a single application form.
Duty laboratory information:
University of California, Davis
Veterinary Genetics Lab
Old Davis Rd
Davis, CA 95616

The 2022-2023 International Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) STR and trial SNP DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
You will have the option to choose STR only, SNP only or both STR and SNP tests on a single application form.
Duty laboratory information:
Orivent
St. Kilda, Australia

Cattle Molecular Markers and Parentage Testing Committee

Committee chair: Jiansheng Qiu

The 2022-2023 International Bovine (Bos taurus) STR and SNP DNA Typing Comparison Tests Application
You will have the option to choose STR only, SNP only or both STR and SNP tests on a single application form.
Duty laboratory information:
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
University of Perugia
Borgo xx Giugno, 74
06121 PERUGIA PG
Italy

Equine Genetics and Thoroughbred Parentage Testing Standardization Committee

Committee chair: Marcela Martinez

The 2022-2023 International Horse (Equus caballus) STR DNA Typing Comparison Tests Application
You will have the option to choose STR only. No SNP comparison test option will be offered this round as a new SNP panel is under development.
Duty laboratory information:
University of California, Davis
Veterinary Genetics Lab
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616

The 2022-2023 International Donkey (Equus asinus) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information: Etalon Diagnostics, USA

Applied Genetics and Genomics in Other Species of Economic Interest Committee

Committee chair: Amparo Martinez
Committee co-chair: Marcela Martinez

The 2022-2023 International Sheep (Ovis aries) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland

The 2022-2023 International Goat (Capra hircus) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica (LAGENBIO). University of Zaragoza, Spain

The 2022-2023 International Llama/Alpaca (Lama glamo/Vicugna pacos) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland

The 2022-2023 International Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
University of Cordoba, Spain

The 2022-2023 International Pigeon (Columba Livia) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland

The 2022-2023 International Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test Application
Duty laboratory information:
Qatar Genetic Lab (QGL)
Qatar


**Below is a brief description of the difference between the ISAG comparison tests and ICAR accreditation. For more details on ICAR accreditation and upcoming changes to those procedures, please see this PDF.

The primary difference between an ISAG comparison test and ICAR accreditation is that the ISAG comparison test is not a proficiency or accreditation test; rather, it measures the technical ability of participating labs and their ability to manage genotypes and solve parentage questions. The intent of the ISAG comparison tests is to help labs obtain comparable genotypes that can be shared between labs when solving parentage or identity cases. In contrast, ICAR accreditation focuses solely on the genotypes being correct, regardless of whether the lab itself has done the genotyping or has sent the sample to a commercial company for genotyping.

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